The Church of Qyrvagg/Apologetics

Epistles

Epistle to Enweil

Greetings, troop leaders of Enweil.

I am Amekal Vellos, Third Prophet of Qyrvagg. I have heard news that Qyrvaggism has finally come to you, and I rejoice! You may finally see the truth of the Church of Qyrvagg!

Unfortunately, it seems that the same heresy as always has popped up. We have named it the Warmonger Heresy. It is the false belief that Qyrvaggism necessarily is a religion of blatant bloodshed and warmongering. This is false. We seek the betterment of humanity, through conflict. Conflict need not only mean war and bloodshed.

Now, we do take joy in battle, we rejoice in combat, for it is a time, a great testing, of our devotion to Qyrvagg: will we in glorious battle die for him. In war, as in all conflict, the Virtues are tested. The Virtues which I speak of are loyalty, courage, honor, strength, obedience, and fellowship.

Yes its true, Qyrvagg is the God of War and Battle. But more importantly, Qyrvagg is the God who blesses his followers, the God who is our friend, he is the Supreme God. He is the true victor of Hakan-del-Zir, the battle of souls.

So I beseech you, nobles of Enweil, do not fall into the trap of believing that Qyrvaggism is merely a religion of warmongering. That is false, it is a heresy we have many times fought against.

Look to our doctrines. Yes, on face value, it seems we are warmongers. But Qyrvaggism is a religion of more than face value. There is depth, if you choose to see it. Look beneath the surface, look at our actions. And know then the truth, that the Church offers what no other religion, no other God, can offer: true discovery of the self, true benefit to humanity, true guidance from the heavens, true assistance of the deities. In short, we offer not bloodshed and warfare, we offer truth, and whatever comes with it.

Epistle to Elaine

Hello, Elaine.

I sincerely apologize for my slow response, I was in a Luz de Bian prison. I have failed you; as the Prophet of Qyrvagg, it is my responsibility to look after my Arch Priests.

Elaine, you may not believe this, but I too have lost love. I too know the pangs of knowing that you will never be with the one you love again. Yes, it was different from what you are going through, but it was similar too.

Of all the things you should not do, leave the Church is first and foremost. Now is when you need the Church the most! When life seems to be breaking down around you, when all seems to be lost, come, just as you are, to the Altar of Qyrvagg. There let the Amekanun flow through you, find peace and contentment in the raging fire of Qyrvagg, let the hot spirit of the Amekanun course through your veins.

Then lift your blade know that you are Elaine, Arch Priestess of Cagamir by the Power of Qyrvagg and the Amekanun which flows through the Prophets, and which flows from you to the people of Cagamir. There is strength in you Elaine, use it! I do not know if Qyrvagg has sent this as a test or not, I cannot say. But weather he has or not, this is a time to show who you are. In conflict we are refined, Elaine my friend, in conflict we are refined. This does not ONLY mean battle, Elaine! That is the false teaching of Yggdrasili to believe that conflict always means battle and war. No, even more importantly, conflict is internal. We are refined through internal turmoil, and we come out stronger because WE ARE THE HOLY HOST OF QYRVAGG. You and I, the whole Church, we are one, and we are all seperate. Made strong individually through collective strength, through the virtues of battle.

Loyalty to the Church and to yourself Elaine, that is first. It is a small and easy virtue, one that is entirely of action, not thought. But it is the root of the others. Loyalty.

Courage of the mind and heart, Elaine, that is second. Because you are loyal to the Church and to your own heart, be brave and take heart! Courageously stand up to these troubles! The Church stands with you! I satdn with you! The Amekanun stands with you!

Honor comes from this courage, ELaine. Because you will be courageous, you will find yourself defending that which is honorable. Courage is honor when directed truly, and it is directed truly always when in service to the Church and the Amekanun.

Strength comes from all of this, and aids all of this. When you ahve found yourself honorable because of your courage, then you have discovered the strength which you have always had.

And when you are strong, you will find that you again are ready to stand in obedience with the rest of the Church ot the will of Qyrvagg. And when you are with us, we have fellowship.

Take heart, Arch Priestess Elaine. Take heart and stay the true path of the Amekanun. I shall pray for you.